Chapter 53 – The Hand of Realms (Part 4)
After Fiora's rousing speech, she briskly divided the candidates among the three escorts, assigning each group to a different bus. Zane and Elizabeth found themselves placed under Fiora's direct supervision. The moment they climbed aboard, she sent a cheeky wink in Zane's direction that made him groan internally.
'This woman is far too unserious for someone with such a high rank,' he thought, sighing as he took a seat near the window.
The rest of the candidates were quiet, almost unnervingly so. Tension hung in the air like thick fog. Their eyes, without exception, were drawn to the distant colossus on the horizon—the Gate. It towered beyond the city like a God's monument, black and eternal.
Moments later, the bus's engines rumbled to life. The convoy began moving.
